Fionnula vs Freda
Fionnula and Fredacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1979, Fionnula was ranked #523 and Freda #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Fionnula was ranked #3795 and Freda #1914 among girls in England and Wales.
Fionnula and Freda over time
Fionnula and Freda appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Freda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fionnula in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fionnula #218 in 1966, Freda #218 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1964–1979
Fionnula held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Freda in 7.
Highest recorded here: Fionnula #218 in 1966, Freda #218 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Fionnula #523, Freda #523.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Fionnula | Freda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3795 (1996) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fionnula has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Freda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Fionnula
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1980
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1980).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Freda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2002
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2002).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls